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Supporters tell Economic Matters Committee SB529 would require experience-only engineer applicants to take both FE and PE exams
Summary
Kimberly Shiloh, chief of staff for Senator Ben Brooks, and representatives of the Maryland Society of Professional Engineers asked the Economic Matters Committee to report favorably on SB529, which would require all professional engineer licensure applicants in Maryland to pass both the Fundamentals of Engineering and Principles of Engineering exams.
Kimberly Shiloh, chief of staff for Senator Ben Brooks, told the Economic Matters Committee that Senate Bill 529 would require all applicants for licensure as a professional engineer in Maryland to pass both the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam and the Principles of Engineering (PE) exam, regardless of whether they qualify by education or experience.
Shiloh summarized the current three pathways to licensure described in the bill testimony: (1) an applicant who graduates from a state-board-approved engineering program typically needs a four-year degree, four years of…
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